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ESPN to Begin Covering Professional Video Gaming

by Alon Avdi on January 18, 2008 at 01:34 PM



Gaming news site Evil Avatar reports that ESPN and Major League Gaming are teaming up to bring live coverage of MLG competitions and tournaments. In a move that has upped its standing in the gaming world, ESPN has launched a professional video gaming section on ESPN.com that provides gaming news, player interviews, stats, scores and streamed matches. From a link on the site, gamers can access a specific MLG page. While MLG will host online tournaments, ESPN will report gaming developments from the 2008 MLG Pro Circuit competitions. A number of ESPN platforms, including ESPN360.com, will receive the coverage.

For you gamers out there, the partnership has gone a long way in legitimizing pro gaming as a bona-fide competitive activity (sport?). Additionally, watching matches and accessing ubiquitous, no-joke coverage of pro gaming has just become easy and convenient. Now it's just a matter of time, as somehow, somewhere, somebody is making plans for pro gaming fantasy leagues and teams.

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Tags: ESPN, gaming, Major League Gaming, MajorLeagueGaming, MLG, MLG ESPN, MlgEspn, pro gaming, ProGaming

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